Cellulosic capacity is up and raw materials from biomass are emerging fast. Current pressures in terms of environmentally benign processing routes could quickly change everything for an industry like nonwoven fabrics, writes Adrian Wilson. Of the 1.725 Mt of nonwovens currently manufactured annually by spunmelt processing routes, around 75%, or 1.29 Mt, are employed in hygienic disposables- diapers, femcare and adult incontinence products. And 98% of such nonwovens are made of polypropylene (PP).

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